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Fiscal federalism, taxation and grants

Gonzalez-Eiras, Martín; Niepelt, Dirk - 2016

We propose a theory of tax centralization and inter governmental grants in politico-economic equilibrium. The cost of …

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Fiscal federalism, taxation and grants

Gonzalez-Eiras, Martín; Niepelt, Dirk - 2016

We propose a theory of tax centralization and inter governmental grants in politico-economic equilibrium. The cost of …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011523838

What makes voters turn out : the effects of polls and beliefs

Agranov, Marina; Goeree, Jacob K.; Romero, Julian; … - 2016

We use laboratory experiments to test for one of the foundations of the rational voter paradigm - that voters respond to probabilities of being pivotal. We exploit a setup that entails stark theoretical effects of information concerning the preference distribution (as revealed through polls) on...

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Economic policies and elections : a principal-agent point of view

Caleiro, António - 2004

One of the most crucial lessons to be taken from the literature on electoral business cycles is that the short- run electorally-induced fluctuations prejudice the long-run welfare. Since the very first studies on the matter, some authors offered suggestions as to what should be done against this...

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Searching for Keynes : an essay on the political economy of fiscal policy, with application to Canada, 1870-2000 - revised version

Winer, Stanley L.; Ferris, John Stephen - 2003

Keynes' General Theory (1936) is arguably one of the most important books of the twentieth century. His ideas for … stabilizing the aggregate economy have profoundly influenced economic theory as well as popular opinion about what governments can … and should do with respect to the business cycle. On the other hand, whether Keynesian theory has substantially altered …

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Precise control over legislative vote outcomes : a forensic approach to political economics

Matter, Ulrich; Slotwinski, Michaela - 2016

We propose a forensic approach to investigate the politico-economic forces that influence narrow vote outcomes in legislative assemblies. Applying nonparametric estimation techniques to a data set covering all roll call votes between 1990 and 2014, we can identify the existence of precise...

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Redistributive politics, power sharing and fairness

Debowicz, Dario; Saporiti, Alejandro; Wang, Yizhi - 2016

We study the effect of power sharing over income redistribution among different socio-economic groups in a model of redistributive politics with fairness concern. We prove that a unique pure-strategy equilibrium exists under fairly general conditions; and we show that equilibrium transfers...

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The political economy of redistribution policy

Bellani, Luna; Ursprung, Heinrich W. - 2016

We review the literature on the public choice approach to explaining redistribution policies. The focus is on policies that are pursued with the sole reason to redistribute initial endowments. Moreover, we restrict ourselves to redistribution in democracies. In democratic settings, generic...

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Public education and pensions in democracy : a political economy theory

Lancia, Francesco; Russo, Alessia - 2015 - This version January 2015

This paper presents a dynamic politico-economic theory of fiscal policy to explain the simultaneous existence of public …

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The political economy of growth and distribution : a theoretical critique

Josten, Stefan Dietrich; Truger, Achim - 2003

This paper reconsiders the political economy approach to growth and distribution according to which (1) rising inequality induces more government redistribution; (2) more government redistribution is financed by higher distortionary taxation; and (3) higher distortionary taxes reduce economic...

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